Krytellan Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 So I'm feeling very introspective tonight and am rambling. On my way to work tonight I was listening to BNL, and I listened to a song I have heard many times before (I was already in a mood) and the thought occurred to me of how great of a relationship and life song it is. The song is "Shoebox" off of Born on a Pirate Ship: A key in the door, a step on the floor, A note on the table and a meal in the micro Note says "I'm in bed, please make sure that you're fed If you're taking a shower, you can borrow my bathrobe When I'm asleep I dream you move in next week" I crumple the note and save it to put inside Chorus: My shoebox, shoebox of lies Shoebox, shoebox of lies It's under my bed, it's never been read It's in with my school stuff and my mom never cleans there From my first little fib, when I still wore a bib To my latest attempt at pretending I'm someone Who's not seventeen, doesn't know what you mean When talk turns to single malts, or stilton, or Chorus Did somebody tell you This is how it's supposed to be? Or did you just find it And you don't want any more from me? Chorus Was it something I said, was it something you read That's making me think that I should never have come here I can offer you lies, I can tell you good-bye, I can tell you I'm sorry, but I can't tell the truth dear And what if I could, would it do any good? You'll still never get to see the contents of Chorus You're so nineteen-ninety And it's nineteen-ninety-four Leave this world behind me 'Cuz you don't want me anymore Anyhoo, that got me thinking about how all of my past relationships have a song (or two) that sums them up, as I'm sure many other people do. I know with my ex-wife, the most representative song was "Thrift Store Chair" by Everclear and "Told you So" again, by BNL. These are songs that I can hear anywhere, anytime, and they will cause a swell of emotion in me. Some good, some bad. But it's always appreciated. There is one CD that makes me feel that way the whole way through because each song on it seems to capture a part of my life that, unfortunately, was a little disappointing if not painful. That CD is the Songs From an American Movie by Everclear, the CD the afore mentioned song is from... very powerful CD. I even had a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door at the time my parents divorced... freaky. Does anyone else out there think that The Barenaked Ladies have some of the most thought provoking and meaningful songs? When they're not being silly, of course. Oh well, I suppose I should get back to work. Thanks for listening. [FONT=Courier New][/FONT]
Storyrider Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Are you asking us to post songs that defined previous relationships? Cause that is how I'm intrepreting your thread. These are all past relationships, btw, since those are the only kind for which the story has already been told. Rel # 1: "Juliet" by Dire Straits Rel # 2: "You Really Got a Hold on Me" by Smokey Robinson (or The Beatles) Rel # 3: "This Must be the Place" by Talking Heads Rel # 4: "It's No Myth" by Michael Penn
underpants Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 "You Give Love a Bad Name", by Bon Jovi. Retrospectively speaking this song comes to mind.
sb129 Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Come sail your ships around me, Come burn your bridges down, We make a little history, baby Every time you come around -The Ship Song, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Wonderboy played this to me . All these things that I've done by The Killers has relevance to both current and previous R. And to sum up past R quite nicely: You don't, you don't you don't see me - 3 Libras, A Perfect Circle and You waste my time and you waste my money, And your're not too cool and you're not too funny, Spreading your seed all over the town, Getting too greedy and messing around, Oh my gosh you must be joking me, If you think that you'll be poking me. Shame for you, Lily Allen. And when I heard the following song not long after i broke up with the evil ex, i laughed out loud and knew i had done the right thing. It still makes me smile. its also by lily allen. Not Big Now listen I think you and me Have come to the end of our time, What you want some kind of reaction? Well Ok thats fine Alright How would it make you feel If i said you never made me come, In the year and a half we spent together I never really had much fun All the times that I said i was sober Well i'm afraid i lied i was lying next to you, you next to me All the while i was high as kite. I can see it in your face as you break it to me gently Well you really must think you're great Lets see it in a couple of weeks When I work my way thru your mates. I never wanted it to end up this way You've only got yourself to blame I'm gonna tell the world you're rubbish in bed now and that you're small in the game So you thought this was gonna be easy well you're outa luck Lets turn back time, lets rewind To when you couldn't get it up You know what I should have ended it there thats when I should have shown you the door And if that wasn't enough to deal with You became premature I'm sorry if you think that i'm being kind of mental But you left me in such a state Now I'm gonna do to you what you did to me Gonna reciprocate. :):):)
norajane Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 My songs are all for the same relationship, because we've tried it a few times now: "This Must be the Place" by Talking Heads That's the first one. Then, "Run Around" by Blues Traveler. And finally, "I Love You Goodbye" by Thomas Dolby.
Tormented Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Actually, there's a few songs I could list here. But there's one in particular that really hits home for me. Called "My Give a Damn's Busted" by Messina Jo Dee. Well, you filled up my head with so many lies, You twisted my heart till somthin' snapped inside. I'd like to give it one more try, But my give-a-damn's busted. You can crawl back home, say you were wrong; Stand out in the yard and cry all night long. Well, go ahead and water the lawn; My give-a-damn's busted. I really wanna care. I wanna feel somethin'. Let me dig a little deeper... No, sorry - nothin'! You can say you've got issues, you can say you're a victim. It's all your parents fault, I mean after all you didn't pick 'em. Maybe somebody else has got the time to listen; My give-a-damn's busted. Well, your therapist says it was all a mistake; A product of Prozac and your co-dependent ways. So who's your enabler these days? My give-a-damn's busted. I really wanna care. I wanna feel somethin'. Let me dig a litter deeper; No, still nothin'! It's a desperate situation, no tellin' what you'll do. If I don't forgive you, you say your life is through. C'mon, gimme somethin' I can use; My give-a-damn's busted. Well, I really wanna care. I wanna feel somethin'. Let me dig a little deeper: No, man sorry... Just nothin', you know. You've really done it this time...ha, ha. My give-a-damn's busted. Hell, if I were to write a song describing how I feel about my ex - THIS would have been it! ~T~
LucreziaBorgia Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 It used to be "I Melt With You" by Modern English. These days its more along the lines of Cake's "Never There". I need your arms around me, I need to feel your touch, I need your understanding, I need your love, So much, You tell me that you love me so, You tell me that you care, But when I need you, (BABY) Baby, (You're never there), On the phone, Long long distance, Always through such, Strong resistance, When first you say, You're too busy, I wonder if you, Even miss me, Never there, You're never there, You're never, ever, Ever ever there, A golden bird that flies away, A candle's fickle flame, To think I held you yesterday, Your love was just a game, A golden bird that flies away, A candle's fickle flame, To think I held you yesterday, Your love was just a game, You tell me that you love me so, You tell me that you care, But when I need you, (BABY) Baby, Take the time, To get to know me, If you want me, Why can't you just show me, We're always on, This roller coaster, If you want me, Why can't you get closer, Never there, You're never there, You're never, ever, Ever ever there, Never there, You're never there, You're never, ever, Ever ever there
sb129 Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Aw LB. I know your situation. There is so much sadness in your post.
Phoebe Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Can't stand me now - The Libertines Have we enough to keep it together or do we just keep on pretending (and hope our luck is never ending) Foolish - Ashanti I trusted you, I trusted you So sad, so sad what love will make you do all the things that we accept be the things that we regret ..... ....See when I get the strength to leave You always tell me that you need me And I'm weak cause I believe you And I'm mad because I love you So I stop and think that maybe You can learn to appreciate me Then it all remains the same that You ain't never gonna change
roxy_1980 Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 An old relationship that has long since ended was "Someday" by Nickelback. Someday, Somehow, Gonna make it all right, But not right now. It was an off and on relationship that I always was hoping was eventually going to have the perfect timing to fix the problems we had. (For those old school LSers that was the guy that I was always trying to please a few years back.) For my current relationship, it would have to be "When you were young" by The Killers. You sit there in your heartache, Waiting on some beautiful boy, To save you from your old ways. You play forgiveness, Watch it now, Here he come. He doesn't look a thing like Jesus, But he talks like a gentleman, Like you imagined, When you were young. I met him a point where I was basically swearing off men. Didn't expect him at all. But he was the first guy that treated me like a lady. Ya, he's not Brad Pitt, but he'll do just fine for me, thanks.
Trialbyfire Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 Dream of You - Schiller mit Heppner ...dream of you... The dream I've had of you. I've been here all the time Just follow a sign and I don't mean right?? I've always waited for the moment that you would come through my door But this brought loneliness so far I lay my hand onto my heart Is this the life I want to live Is this the dream I had of you? But this brought loneliness so far I lay my hand onto my heart Is this the life I want to live Is this the dream I had of you? The dream I've had of you... The dream I've had of you... ...dream of you... Now I'm standing here alone I'm waiting on my own There's something that will fill the emptiness inside The moment that you're mine But this is loneliness I know I lay my hand onto my soul Is this what life has got to give? Is this the dream I had of you? ...The dream I had of you... But this is loneliness I know I lay my hand onto my soul Is this what life has got to give? Is this the dream, the dream I had of you? ...The dream I had of you...
McFadden Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 "I'm too sexy" layered under a WoW graphic... Are you alluding to something to do with this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy09JZpLsFc If so that is one of the funniest things. And it would also describe my recent short relationship that imploded upon itself. But for ex I'm still not over would be... Nothing Compares To You It's been seven hours and fifteen days Since you took your love away I go out every night and sleep all day Since you took your love away Since you been gone I can do whatever I want I can see whomever I choose I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant But nothing ... I said nothing can take away these blues, but nothing... nothing compares Nothing compares to you It's been seven hours and fifteen days Since you took your love away I go out every night and sleep all day Since you took your love away Since you been gone I can do whatever I want I can see whomever I choose I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant But nothing I said nothing can take away these blues Cause nothing compares Nothing compares to you It's been so lonely without you here Like a bird without a song Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling Tell me baby where did I go wrong I could put my arms around every boy I see But they'd only remind me of you I went to the doctor n'guess what he told me Guess what he told me He said girl u better try to have fun No matter what you'll do But he's a fool `Cause nothing compares Nothing compares to you all the flowers that you planted, mama In the back yard All died when you went away I know that living with you baby was sometimes hard But I'm willing to give it another try Nothing compares Nothing compares to you --------- Not that I really like that song or that kind of music but the lyrics are appropriate, unfortunately.
Trialbyfire Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 Haha...looks like there's a ton of them out there but this is the one I was referring to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULtnS2WexyQ&mode=related&search=
LoveLace Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 "Far Behind" by Candlebox...still gives me chills...it's from 1994. My high school sweetheart (who eventually was my fiance) was a lost teenager, and while going out with me, he was going through a rebelious stage, and decided to take off and run away with a couple friends of his...they literally went several states away, and he wanted me to go with him, but of course I couldn't. I was so sad when he left without me anyway. The song basically says, your leaving me, but I'm supposed to be happy to hear from you, or happy to see you return, etc. It only lasted a couple months though, and we stayed together a couple years longer. Now he's definitely not a rebel, and married with kids.... "Back to Good" by Matchbox 20....in college I was dating a sorority sister's 1st love (they were broken up) and sneaking around with him, this song was always on the radio at the time...he was always so non-chalant about it, while I felt like a horrible person. If you listen to the lyrics closely, OMG it matched perfectly at the time. "Your Song" by Elton John...me and my current roommate...years ago when we took road trips we'd sing the song together if it was on the radio..the part about buying "a big house where we both could live" we'd sing loud cuz we always talked about getting a house together...and now here we are as roommates and both still have that same damn dream of having a house... "Crazy for you" by Madonna, gosh that's applied to many guys in my lifetime! As well as "Again" by Janet Jackson.
LoveLace Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 Back 2 Good: It's nothing, it's so normal You just stand there, I could say so much but I don't go there cuz I don't want to I was thinking if you were lonely Maybe we could leave here, no one would know at least not to the point that we would think so Everyone here, knows everyone here is thinking about somebody else It's best if we all keep it under our heads I couldn't tell, if anyone here was feeling the way I do but I'm lonely now, and I don't know how to get it back to good. This don't mean that, you own me This ain't no good, in fact it's phony as hell but things worked out just like you wanted too If you see me out you don't know me try to turn your head, try to give me some room to figure out just what I'm going to do and everyone here, hates everyone here for doing just like they do it's best if we all keep this quiet instead and I couldn't tell, why everyone here was doing me like they do but I'm sorry now, and I don't know how to get it back to good Everyone here, is wondering what its like to be with somebody else Everyone here's to blame, everyone here gets caught up in the pleasure of the pain Everyone here hides shades of shame, but looking inside we're the same and we're all grown now, but we don't know how to get it back to good.
doiask42much Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 For my last one, it was probably "Housewife" by Dr. Dre. As in, you can't turn a ho into a housewife. Heh. Dunno about my current one. It's so uniquely messy that no one song could capture it all.
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